Feasibility study and detailed engineering design for retrofitting of pantabangan dam portal stilling basin

Request for Expression of Interest:Feasibility study and detailed engineering design for retrofitting of pantabangan dam portal stilling basin
Request for expression of interest for feasibility study and detailed engineering design for retrofitting of pantabangan dam portal stilling basin 1) the nia-upriis-drd, through the internally generated fund (igf-frlc) mooe fy-2026 intends to apply the sum of php 6,500,000.00 being the approved budget for the contract (abc) to payments under the contract for feasibility study and detailed engineering design for retrofitting of pantabangan dam portal stilling basin, contract id no.: 2026-drd-co-cs-02. bids received in excess of the abc shall be automatically rejected at the opening of the financial proposals. 2) the national irrigation administration-upper pampanga river integrated irrigation system dam and reservoir division now calls for the submission of short-listing documents for feasibility study and detailed engineering using the highest rated responsive bid (hrrb). short-listing documents of interested consultants must be duly received by the bids and awards committee (bac) secretariat on or before october 15, 2026 at national irrigation administration-upper pampanga river integrated irrigation systems (nia-upriis), dam and reservoir division, fatima, pantabangan, nueva ecija. applications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion. 3) interested bidders may obtain further information from national irrigation administration-upper pampanga river integrated irrigation system dam and reservoir division and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (monday to thursday). 4) a complete set of bidding documents may be acquired by interested bidders on october 15, 2026 - november 4, 2026, from the given address below at brgy. fatima, pantabangan, nueva ecija and upon payment of the applicable fee for the bidding documents, pursuant to the latest guidelines issued by the gppb, in the amount of php 10,000.00. it may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the philippine government electronic procurement system (philgeps) and the website of the procuring entity, provided that bidders shall pay the applicable fee for the bidding documents not later than the submission of their bids. 5) the bac shall draw up the short-list of consultants from those who have submitted expression of interest, including the short-listing documents, and have been determined as eligible in accordance with the provisions of republic act (ra) no. 12009, otherwise known as the “new government procurement act”, and its implementing rules and regulations (irr). the short-list shall consist of three (3) to seven(7) prospective bidders; in case of one (1) or less than the required number apply for eligibility and short-listing, pass the eligibility check, and/or the minimum score required in the short-listing, the bac shall consider the same who will be entitled to submit bids manually. the criteria and rating system for short-listing are: shortlisting criteria - percent rating (%) a. applicable experience of the consultant and members in case of joint ventures, considering both the overall experiences of 108 the firm or, in the case of new firms, the individual experiences of the principal and key staff, including the times when employed by other consultants - 30% b. qualification of personnel who may be assigned to the job in r